Resilience in healthcare supply chains: a review of the UK’s response to the COVID19 pandemic

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dc.contributor.authorSawyerr, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorHarrison, Christian
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-13T16:32:00Z
dc.date.available2022-07-13T16:32:00Z
dc.date.issued2022-07-11
dc.description.abstractPurpose The purpose of this explorative research is to analyse the resilience of the United Kingdom's (UK) healthcare supply chains from a customer’s perspective in the light of the coronavirus pandemic. Design/methodology/approach Using the capabilities of preparedness, robustness, recovery and adaptability as the foundational percept for supply chain resilience, 22 healthcare professionals in 17 of the UK's National Health Scheme (NHS) Trusts were interviewed to explore their personal and organisational approaches adopted relative to the provision of eye protection, gloves, gowns, aprons, masks and respirators. The Dynamic Capabilities View is mapped to the resilience capabilities and used to analyse the data from a transformational supply chain research perspective. Findings The supply chains were largely unprepared, which was not particularly surprising even though the availability of gloves was significantly better compared to the other personal protective equipment (PPE). Techniques adopted to ensure robustness and recovery revealed the use of unsanctioned methods such as extended use of PPE beyond recommended use, redefinition of guidelines, protocols and procedures by infection control and the use of expired PPE – all of which compromised customer well-being. Research limitations/implications As the paper views resilience through the lens of customers, it does not provide the perspectives of the supply chain practitioners as to the reasons for the findings and the challenges within these supply chains. Practical implications The compromise of the well-being of healthcare workers due to the vulnerabilities of healthcare supply chains is highlighted to managers and prescriptions for post-disruption adaptability are made. Originality/value This paper introduces transformative research to supply chain resilience research by uniquely looking at resilience from the customers' well-being perspective.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationSawyerr E, Harrison C. (2022) Resilience in healthcare supply chains: A review of the UK’s response to the COVID19 pandemic, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Available online 11 July 2022en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0960-0035
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1108/IJPDLM-09-2021-0403
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/18162
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherEmeralden_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectSupply chain resilienceen_UK
dc.subjectDynamic capabilitiesen_UK
dc.subjectPersonal protection equipmenten_UK
dc.subjectHealthcare supply chainsen_UK
dc.subjectCOVID19 pandemicen_UK
dc.subjectTransformative supply chain researchen_UK
dc.titleResilience in healthcare supply chains: a review of the UK’s response to the COVID19 pandemicen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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